"Mother" Places First in Adults 18-34 with an +11% Gain Versus Last Week and Up +3% in Adults 18-49 and +5% in Viewers

"CSI: Miami" Wins its Time Period in All Key Measures

CBS's Monday (8:00-9:00 PM) comedies of THE BIG BANG THEORY and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER posted week-to-week increases in viewers and key demographics, according to preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for April 28.

THE BIG BANG THEORY (5.0/08, 8.16m) was second in adults 25-54 (3.7/10) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.0/09, with FOX). Compared to last week, BIG BANG THEORY was up +9% in both households (from 4.6/07) and adults 25-54 (from 3.4/09), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 2.9/08) and added +770,000 viewers (from 7.39m, +10%).

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER (5.3/08, 8.87m) was first in adults 18-34 (3.1/09), and second in adults 25-54 (4.4/10) and adults 18-49 (3.8/10). HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER was up +4% in households (from 5.1/08), +2% in adults 25-54 (from 4.3/10), +3% in adults 18-49 (from 3.7/09), +11% in adults 18-34 (from 2.8/08) and added +420,000 viewers (from 8.45m, +5%) compared to last week.